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OnePlus Watch could get Always-On Display feature in future update

 

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OnePlus has revealed that its new wearable, the OnePlus Watch, could one day get an always-on display feature in a future update.

 

When the OnePlus Watch was introduced, one of the things that stood out were claims about battery life. The company said the wearable could get a week’s worth of use after 20 minutes on a charger. Battery life was a huge priority for OnePlus, which is why an always-on display feature wasn’t introduced.

“The one thing we unanimously seemed to agree upon is that having to charge our smartwatch daily really affected our experience,” OnePlus said in a deep dive in its forums. If we forgot to charge it overnight, a few minutes of charging before we head out just isn’t enough and the battery dies later in the day.”

 

But OnePlus said it’s evaluating the possibility of bringing the feature to its watch down the road.

“We’ve heard many users request the always-on display,” OnePlus said “We are currently looking at things like how it impacts power consumption and are evaluating the possibility to bring this feature in a future OTA.”

 

The company said the feature could increase power consumption by almost 50 percent, which would result in a serious hit to battery life. Always-on displays have become a common feature in the wearable market, with the Apple Watch Series 6 being the most prominent example.

 

OnePlus went on to ask its forum users how important the feature is to the product. Your feedback could help determine whether it’s introduced or scrapped entirely.

 

The rest of the OnePlus Watch FAQ answers questions about the device’s design, compatibility, functionality, and much more. Basically, if you’re at all interested in buying the wearable when it launches, you should check out what OnePlus had to say. Ultimately, the FAQ provides some insight into what decisions the company’s engineers made, and why.

 

The OnePlus Watch will launch in North America on April 14 and retail for $159.

 

 

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The OnePlus Watch gets an always-on display — at the cost of half its battery life

A big tradeoff

 

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OnePlus has released its latest update for the OnePlus Watch, adding its promised always-on display mode that was absent on the device when it first launched in April. But being able to always see the time on OnePlus’ smartwatch comes at a big cost, with the company cautioning that the new mode will halve the expected battery life when using it.

 

The release of the always-on display was surprisingly swift for OnePlus, which announced that it planned to add the feature just two weeks ago. The company says in a blog post that the B.48 update that adds the new feature will arrive for a “small percentage” of users first, with wider rollout over the coming days.

 

In addition to enabling the always-on display, the B.48 update also adds the option to use the OnePlus Watch as a remote camera button, a new “Marathon” workout mode, and other improvements, optimizations, and bug fixes.

While the new always-on display option does fix one of the OnePlus Watch’s glaring absences, the fact that it comes with such a big hit in battery life makes it a tougher trade-off for users (especially given that battery life was one of the watch’s highlights.)

 

The full OnePlus Watch B.48 update changelog is below:

 

Add Always-on Display dial*

Remote Control Camera function

Add Marathon workout

Improvements

Optimize system UI details

Fix known issues and improve system stability.

*After Always-on Display dial is turned on, the screen remains constantly on. This will lead to increased power consumption. Battery life will be reduced by about half.

 

 

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